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09/07/2007 12:04, Report by Steve Bartram 
 
Boss: Tevez deal is close 
 
Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that United are trying to sign Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, and he hopes to complete a deal in the near future. 
 
Frenzied speculation in the latter half of last week predicted that United would have wrapped up a deal for the West Ham star over the weekend. 
 
No deal has yet been completed, but Sir Alex claims that - as far as he is aware - there are no complications in a deal which is ready to go through. 
 
"We are in negotiations, which has been well documented," he said, speaking at a press conference to unveil new signings Owen Hargreaves and Nani. 
 
"[Club Solicitor] Maurice Watkins has been working on it for a month, maybe more, to make sure the deal is perfectly clear and there are no side issues. 
 
"To be honest I thought it would have all been sorted by the weekend just gone. It must be the Premier League that is holding it up. 
 
"From what David [Gill] and Maurice said everything was ready to go. Unless something's being held back from us, I don't know of anything that's holding it up. 
 
"The essential parts of the deal are all agreed, hopefully it will be finalised soon." 
 
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